Veteran’s Day will be our last day open.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Monday, November 11, will be our last day open.  After trying so hard to make ends meet at the cafe, we consistently come up short every month to cover all the bills, with rent being the largest. That gap has been getting smaller, but we haven’t yet seen enough of a trend to tell us that we would eventually break even soon enough to move the dial.

Retail and restaurants have been challenged since COVID. State employees have been slow to return to Downtown. And more housing is years away.

We learned a lot, met really great people, and do not regret the attempt. Maybe it would have succeeded in a different location or with better facilities, but as is, we just couldn’t find a sustainable path forward.

We made wonderful friendships with those who ate here and made us your coffee and game spot. 🧡 Thank you.

Capital Books is doing well and will stay open and continue some of the There & Back activities. We’ll host game nights and tournaments, our themed dinners (possibly at Empress with a full kitchen and not the tiny kitchen we’ve been working from), and neighborhood activities. We are not giving up on Downtown and running a business here. We’re just having to let this one go.

Secret announcements will only be made through our newsletter rather than our website and social media, so sign up for that below.

Some DM-lead games will continue at Capital Books. We have some exciting changes and additions to RPG games that’ll be hosted over there. Watch this space and our social media for those announcements.

As things settle after today, we’ll figure out what this website might be about or if we’ll merge it with the Capital Books website. These past four days have been overwhelming — both emotionally and physically. We never expected to see this many of you come to bid us farewell.

You have not seen the last of us. For now, this is simply a pause and regroup. We love you guys!